He/Him, Pro MTG Player/Commentator/Coach, NRG Commentator, Marxist-Leninist, Paradoxical Utah Jazz Fan, Chronically Loquacious https://xitter.cf/t.co/XMQAXfELwG

Roanoke, VA
Joined June 2012
Ross Merriam retweeted
a tankie is a marxist who has the temerity to pass from "capitalist ideology is really bad" to "i probably hold some false beliefs about the world that i should rid myself of"
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Punted 2-3 matches today but the list was very good. Going to write up some notes and a SB guide for the Patreon this week so people with RCs remaining can try it out.
Live in 5 for the Modern Showcase Challenge playing Gruul Broodscale! Back to Unholy Heat to fight Chant and aggro decks. Landfall between rounds. twitch.tv/ross_merriam
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Live in 5 for the Modern Showcase Challenge playing Gruul Broodscale! Back to Unholy Heat to fight Chant and aggro decks. Landfall between rounds. twitch.tv/ross_merriam
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巴西人只知道中国封杀Meta、推特、youtube等美系社交平台,却不知道事件的起因是什么 事件的起因跟2009年7月5日的新疆恐怖袭击有关 当时在新疆策划恐怖袭击的组织者,利用Meta和推特指挥新疆的恐怖分子制造恐怖袭击 中国平定恐怖袭击后,要求Meta、推特等美系社交平台交出恐袭组织者的数据 Meta、推特等美系社交平台以维护用户隐私为由,拒绝提交策划者和组织者的数据 这事成了中国封锁封杀Meta、推特、youtube等美系社交平台的理由 美系社交平台被中国封杀后,对中国市场念念不忘,想回到中国市场,但中国有以下要求: 1.必须在中国建立数据中心 2.必须遵守中国的法律,禁止传播反共反华内容 3. 中国必须必须掌握审核权 因美系社交平台无法满足中国设立的3个要求,中国不允许他们在中国运营,继续封杀 中国当年封杀美系社交平台,美国的盟友没少骂中国破坏网络自由,中国国内也有不少人骂中国政府的做法是破坏自由。互联网防火墙的教授方滨兴,在中国政府封杀美系社交平台后,没少被中国网民骂 但是嘛,2013年情况出现了转机 2013年斯诺登事件,斯诺登爆料苹果、谷歌、微软等美国科技巨头给美国CIA开后门,方便CIA监听其他国家的领导人,尤其是美国的盟友 曾经骂中国破坏网络自由的美国盟友,瞬间成小丑,因为他们发现,自己是CIA重点监听的目标,如果继续骂中国破坏互联网自由,很容易被中国人笑话 自此之后,美国的盟友不再骂中国破坏网络自由,相反,美国的盟友暗中学习中国如何修建互联网防火墙 中国人看了斯诺登的爆料,对中国封锁封杀Meta、推特、youtube等美系社交平台的做法,开始意识到——互联网世界的国境线是存在的。自此,中国人开始理性看待中国政府封杀美系社交平台的做法 再者,中国封杀美系社交平台的时候,恰好是中国本土互联网产业起步阶段,百度、阿里巴巴、腾讯等中国互联网公司,在2009年前后,就像刚学会走路的小孩,实力根本没法和Meta、推特、YouTube等美系社交平台相比 中国正愁如何保护本土互联网企业的发展,结果美系社交平台拒绝提交恐怖分子的数据给中国,给中国封杀美系社交平台提供绝佳理由 在互联网防火墙的保护下,中国的互联网企业能安全度过起步阶段,现在的中国互联网企业,已经发展到具备和美国互联网平台分厅抗衡的实力
Agora todo mundo entende pq a China baniu a meta né
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The trip to a tournament vs the trip home
Before and after the dog park
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Swapped to 4 Cultivator, 4 Hydra main after a rough first league and 4-1ed the 2nd. Was more impressed by Cultivator than Hydra, but there's an inherent awkwardness where half the time you want Hydra and no Nursery and the other half is reversed. Hard to know which is better main
Splitting the difference today with 2 Cultivators maindeck. Live in 5 at twitch.tv/ross_merriam
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Splitting the difference today with 2 Cultivators maindeck. Live in 5 at twitch.tv/ross_merriam
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The irony of those who complain about Magic’s resource system and its inherent variance is that they are invariably net beneficiaries of its existence.
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Made a roasted tofu pot pie w/ leeks, carrots, and peas. Let the puff pastry top bake a minute too long but otherwise nailed it. #liverpooleats
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7-4 on the day. Not seeing a ton of the decks where you would want MD Hydra, so I think they're going back to the SB for now. That said it's tough to pin down a metagame in Standard right now, as everything is in flux until Hartford, the AC, and Worlds set it.
Trying a more aggressive build with MD Hydra in the Challenge today. Live in 5 at twitch.tv/ross_merriam
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Trying a more aggressive build with MD Hydra in the Challenge today. Live in 5 at twitch.tv/ross_merriam
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Yesterday, Wizards informed us that it doesn’t intend to voluntarily recognize the D&D or Studio X units of our union ahead of a vote. We remain committed to creating a workplace focused on wellness, transparency, and collaboration by winning our coming election.
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Ross Merriam retweeted
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Didn't play my best. Cultivator was medium at best. Going to try maindeck Hydra in tomorrow's Challenge and see how that goes. Standard looks markedly different from 2 months ago which is nice to see.
Time to get back into Standard, starting with Landfall featuring Carnivorous Cultivator! Live in 5 at twitch.tv/ross_merriam
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Time to get back into Standard, starting with Landfall featuring Carnivorous Cultivator! Live in 5 at twitch.tv/ross_merriam
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Ross Merriam retweeted
“Communists should oppose immigration because capitalists use it to undermine workers.” Marx confronted almost this exact argument over Irish workers in England but he drew the opposite political conclusion. His reasoning is worth examining. I figured it was worth a thread. 🧵
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Ross Merriam retweeted
Trans women are women, not in a "gender is fake and you can do whatever you want" way but in a "women are a real sociolopolitical category that trans women are a part of" way.
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The cobbler in question #liverpoolsweets
Picked up Chinese takeout on the way home and now I’m on the couch while my wife makes apple cobbler. #LifeIsGood
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Picked up Chinese takeout on the way home and now I’m on the couch while my wife makes apple cobbler. #LifeIsGood
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